A. M. Tracey Woodward
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Alphonse Marie Tracey Woodward (
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, 1876 - 1938)Who Was Who in British Philately
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/ref> was a philatelist who was a specialist in the stamps of Japan. In 1929, he was awarded the Crawford Medal by the
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for his work ''The postage stamps of Japan and dependencies''.''The Society's medals and honorary fellowship''. The Royal Philatelic Society London, 2009, p. 2. He was also awarded the
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. The Japan collection of F.J. Peplow was acquired by Woodward after Peplow's death."The Late F. J. Peplow." in '' The London Philatelist'', Vol. XLIV, No. 526, October 1935, pp. 217-218. Woodward died on board ship on his way home from Shanghai. His collection of Japanese stamps was subsequently sold by H.R. Harmer in 1939.


Selected publications

*''A Summarized Catalogue of the Postage Stamps of Japan''. In: Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan. Volume XXXIV: Part III (1906) 90p. *''The Postage Stamps of Japan and Dependencies''. London: Harris Publications; Tokyo; Shanghai printed: S. Mayéba, 1928 (Two volumes of 537 pages and 243 plates). Reprinted by Quarterman Publications in 1976. *''The Syllabic and Numerical Cancellations of Japan: Part I''. Oak Ridge, TE.: Martin R. Goodman, 1951? 20p.


References

1876 births 1938 deaths Philately of Japan Philatelists Recipients of the Lindenberg Medal {{UK-philatelist-stub